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Oregon Tech Sign

Oregon Tech Sign from directly overhead

Oregon Tech Sign is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,446 m. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Arboretum, a garden 0.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 4.1 miles off.

A hillside letter for the Oregon Institute of Technology

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26358, -121.78327

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Attractions: 9
  • Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • Caboose SP 4755: 20.7 mi
  • Rio Grande Caboose: 20.9 mi
  • CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 21.0 mi
  • SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 9.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Oregon Tech Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen ButteWNW2,503 m16.0 mi
Mount HarrimanWNW2,401 m17.5 mi
Mount CarmineWNW2,396 m16.0 mi
Crater MountainWNW2,363 m19.2 mi
Greylock MountainWNW2,348 m19.4 mi
Whiteface PeakWNW2,338 m18.5 mi
Swan Lake PointNNE2,216 m11.6 mi
Little Aspen ButteW2,192 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0520:48
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3415:5316:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6213981747

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